1st Law of Thermodynamics - Energy cannot be created or destroyed.
2nd Law of Thermodynamics - For a spontaneous process, the entropy of the universe increases.
3rd Law of Thermodynamics - A perfect crystal at zero Kelvin has zero entropy.
You grow on these laws to understand how energy exists and changes in forms of heat, motion, chemical potential, and pressure.
Understanding these three laws allows you to explore subjects of like physics, heat transfer, physical chemistry, fluid mechanics and so much more. Thermo can be used to create new processes and debunk inachievable ideas.
As a chemical engineer it’s the most useful class I took. It made me see the world with a different perspective!
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Reply to ELI5 What is Thermodynamics? by SheeshKebabi
Three laws of thermodynamics:
1st Law of Thermodynamics - Energy cannot be created or destroyed. 2nd Law of Thermodynamics - For a spontaneous process, the entropy of the universe increases. 3rd Law of Thermodynamics - A perfect crystal at zero Kelvin has zero entropy.
You grow on these laws to understand how energy exists and changes in forms of heat, motion, chemical potential, and pressure. Understanding these three laws allows you to explore subjects of like physics, heat transfer, physical chemistry, fluid mechanics and so much more. Thermo can be used to create new processes and debunk inachievable ideas.
As a chemical engineer it’s the most useful class I took. It made me see the world with a different perspective!